A Gary man "who always had a smile on his face" and was known for his skills at bowling alleys and on softball diamonds in northwest Indiana was shot and killed in an armed robbery Tuesday afternoon at a cellphone store in South Holland.

Christopher Allen Lloyd, 45, was pronounced dead at Ingalls Memorial Hospital in Harvey after he was shot at the Boost Mobile store at 1022 E. 162nd St., according to South Holland police and the Cook County medical examiner's office.

Two men entered the store just before 2 p.m., according to a statement from police. At least one of them fired a gun in the store, hitting Lloyd, police said. Several people were in the store at the time, police said.

Police took one suspect into custody after a brief pursuit. The second robber remained at large, police said. No charges had been filed as of Wednesday afternoon, according to the Cook County state's attorney's office.

Police were providing no further information about the incident as of early Wednesday afternoon. The store, located in a strip mall that shop owners say is normally quiet and free of crime, was closed Wednesday.

Lloyd, a father of three, lived with his mother, Gloria Lloyd, in Concord Commons, a Gary housing complex.

Neighbor Larry Wilbon said he talked to him Tuesday morning.

A business owner in a South Holland strip mall says he was "absolutely shocked" to learn that a man was fatally shot during an armed robbery of a nearby cellphone store May 17, 2016. (WGN-TV/Chicago Tribune)

A business owner in a South Holland strip mall says he was "absolutely shocked" to learn that a man was fatally shot during an armed robbery of a nearby cellphone store May 17, 2016. (WGN-TV/Chicago Tribune)

A version of this article appeared in print on May 19, 2016, in the News section of the Chicago Tribune with the headline "Victim of South Holland store robbery exuded friendliness" —
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